NHL 97 [Model SLUS-00030]

Released on November 12, 1996 in the USA.

Export releases:
[EU] "NHL 97 [Model SLES-00492]"
[JP] "NHL 97 [Model SLPS-00861]"

Lead Engineers: Tim Walter, Tim Meekins, Michael Lampell, Aki Rimpilainen
Engineers: Greg Hedger, Mark Horsley
Lead Artist: Eric Fong
Co-Lead Artist: Fred Wong
Art Director: Alvin Cardona
Players / Animations: Mark Anderson, Han Cho, Omar Velasco, Ray Wong, David Dame
2D / 3D Art: Victor Gerth, David L. Lee
Menus / Cinematics: Julian Liao, Steve Paris, Wayne Herman, Dale Henderscheid
Videos: Cameron Chun
Original Music and Sound Design: Mark Chosak
Additional Music: David Whittaker
Lead Library Engineer: David O'Connor
Library Engineers: Kyle Granger, Andrei Snegov, Alex Hansen, Chuck Batson, Paul Robinson
Tools Engineer: John Yang
Tools Development Manager: Audrey Seymour
Development Project Manager: Jeffrey J. Thomas
Development Directors: Gregory A. Thomas, Scott L. Patterson
Executive in Charge of Production: Scott Orr
Executive Producer: Rob Martyn
Lead Assistant Producer: Rich Rogers
Director of Technology: Gifford Calenda, Jeff Yates
Gameplay Tuning and Design: Scott Probin, Mark Lesser
Assistant Producer: Shawn Jacoby
Production Project Manager: Kyra Pehrson
Technical Director: Ken Zarifes
Director of Marketing: Chip Lange
Producer: Mitzi S. McGilvray
Video Production Coordinator: Stewart Putney
Motion Capture Director: Umberto Lazzari
Motion Capture Sepecialist: Audra Sugarman
Product Manager: Eric Petersen
Documentation: Bill Scheppler
Documentation Layout: Corinne Mah
Packagae Art Direction: Jennie Maruyama
Package Design: Jennie Maruyama, Corinne Mah
Package Illustration: Steve Babineau (Sports Action)
Game Testers: Gabe Boys, PJ Caceres, Billy Delli-Gatti, Mike Graben, Jean Michno, Mike Olsen, Ken Spalasso, Bones Johnson, Joseph Quilici, Ed Frame, David Jimenez
In-Game Commentary Provided By: John Davidson, James Brown
Motion Provided By: Tom Pederson (San Jose Sharks), Floyd Whitney (Edmonton Oilers), Robert Platt (Hockey Workout), Ken Rogers (EA Sports)
Quality Assurance: Chris Bennett, Oliver Ongpin, Brian Winslow, Jason White, Barry Dorf
Special Thanks: Ryan Plank, Leandro Penaloza, Pam Seawell, Doug Ferguson, Joe Keene, James Kennedy, Sheri Sarkis, Siobhan Grady, Pacific Video Resources, Goal Line Studios, Monty Finefrock, Maria Bahamondes, Jeffrey Litz, Ken Rogers, Ilene Kent, Catherine Mary O'Brien, Doug Reid, the San Jose Arena, Jim Lynch, Wally Grant, A. Marsh Gardiner, Sally Stewart, Gretchen Helms, Donald A. Mattrick, Sandy Montag, Ken Sayler, Michael Streim, Marcus Lindblom, Nicole Singer
Player Ratings by: John Rosasco (New York Rangers)
Motion Capture Facilities Provided by: Hockey Workout
Motion Capture Provided by: Biovision